Outside Cable Plant/Telecom Technician

Summary The Outside Cable Plant/Telecommunications Technician (OSP) will provide OSP and O&M support, including installing, inspecting, splicing, testing, repairing, replacing, upgrading, and providing documentation for both copper and fiber optic backbone and distribution systems, from the vertical frame to the end-user premise equipment IAW standards, codes, and regulations. Responsibilities Provide technical support and oversight of cable distribution system at NCTAMS LANT DET Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Attend meetings, participate in conference calls, gather data to understand project requirements, review and/or propose technical solutions, and assist with coordination efforts between multiple organizations. Receive, respond, and resolve all work orders via the computerized terminal solution in accordance with the work order and site survey request response times. Install, modify, replace, maintain, relocate, and remove all telephone instruments, special circuits, premise copper and fiber wiring, and similar communications equipment, per approved work orders. Install, modify, replace, maintain, relocate, and remove all terminal boards, cross connect boxes, fiber optic couplers, fiber media converters, and communications pedestals and shall run all cross connects, as approved by work orders, ensuring that all are properly grounded, tagged, labeled, and/or stenciled. Install, modify, replace, maintain, relocate, and remove all outside cable plant aerial/underground copper cables/fiber optic cables, including utility pole hardware in support of copper and fiber aerial cable, as approved by work orders. Test and certify all copper and fiber optic cables, prior to installation, and upon completion of connections. Identify and label items according to standard telecommunications labeling scheme provided, including underground cable and aerial cable routes, manholes, hand holes, pedestals, and cables. Monitor and coordinate clearing, cleaning, and dewatering of all outside cable plant man-holes and hand-holes upon direction. Assist in the installation, clean up, repair, and removal of telecommunications racks, cabinets and closets as directed. Conduct surveys annually in July or when directed and provide a written report of findings of Outside Pant assets, including conditions of cross connect boxes, pedestals, aerial cable (Fiber and Copper), and condition of the base level infrastructure. Maintenance and repair items shall be restored to original equipment standards of performance, operability, reliability, and accuracy. Shall not exchange subassemblies, materials, or parts among equipment (cannibalize), nor shall substitute or replace parts or material with a part or material of lesser grade than that provided by the original equipment manufacturer. Provide routine installation support for local switch equipment and requirements as recommended by the original equipment manufacturer manuals. Provide major installation support for original equipment manufacturer during installations and/or equipment enhancements. Provide inspection support for all required areas of responsibility. Perform all end-to-end testing and verification and provide cabling documentation to be incorporated into as-built revisions on new or existing site OSP drawings. Complete annual company and customer required training, as required. Complete timesheet daily in online system according to company policies and procedures. Other duties as assigned Qualifications High school diploma or GED required 6+ years of recent telecom installation experience required Must be a U.S. citizen Class B commercial driver’s license required at time of hire Must be willing to live/work in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unaccompanied for up to 12 months Must be willing to work overtime, after hours, and on-call as needed in support of the Base Communications Office (BCO) Secret clearance and the ability to maintain it is required The position requires a COVID vaccination or an approved accommodation/exemption for a disability/medical condition or religious belief Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Ability to read and interpret telecommunication infrastructure drawings, building floor plan prints, and communications wiring diagrams of various facilities from field measurements, existing drawings, photographs, and rough sketches. Working knowledge of identifying and documenting copper, fiber, and all associated types of splices, terminations, cable counts/type, and cross connects. Documentation shall reflect all information required for Operations & Maintenance (O&M) contractor(s) to make cross connections at the demark points. Ability to transfer and translate field information into as-built drawings using standard format compatible with NCTL Det GTMO CAD drawings, EXCEL, or another format approved by NCTL Det GTMO COR. Ability to obtain VISA for OCONUS travel. Ability to multi-task in a high stress, performance-based environment. Ability to establish priorities and meet established deadlines. Ability to attend all customer in-person meetings and conferences as requested. Possess the ability to coordinate and integrate the work activities of several different projects at any one time. Ability to communicate with others effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to work nights, weekend, and holidays as needed. Ability to travel OCONUS up to 20%.
Chenega Analytic Business Solutions, LLC